Socket wrench turning device



Dec. 4, 1951 L. A. ROSS 2 5 SOCKET WRENCH TURNING DEVICE Filed May 22, 1950 Patented Dec. 4, 1951 UNITED TATES PATENT OFFI CE SOCKET WRENCH TURNING DEVICE.

,Loren.-A.,Boss, Richmond, Calif. Application May 22, 1950,; Serial No. -163,479

(Cl.,-,8.1- 17,'l.)

,2 Cla m 1 The present invention ;relat;es;to. improvements in a socket wrench turningdevice. It consists of the combinations, constructions, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the automotive art, itis a conventionalpractice to employ studs for removably securing the wheels in place. Th .as uds ar difficult t remove, especially ;fr.om the heavier types of .wheels, due to rusting of thegstuds and accumulation of corrpsivesubstances thereon. ,,-Mor eever, these studs must beapplied ti htly; gconse- ;guently, considerable ,force mustbe used in removing the vstuds.

,socket wrenches are employed for removing these studs, and mechanics often'insert alengt-h of pipe through an opening in the wrenchin'order to obtain the necessary leverage. ,I-Iowever,;th.e pipe'bends frequently before; the studwill loosen.

Accordingly, an object ofmyinvention is to provide a turning device, which maysgbe applied readily to a socket wr,ench,.;and utilizedior imparting thev necessary rotary force to the wrench for loosening wheel studs, or ,thelike.

More specifically stated, I make use ofalrod, which is .adapted'to-be inserted ,into;an opening :formed in the socket wrench. This ,rod .has one .end of a chain anchored :thereto. :The chain has sufficient length-.sovthatit may be wrapped around the wrench until-the chainoverlapsitself, with the links in the outer section Drawing For a better understandingof my invention, reference should be had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this application, in

which Figure 1 is an elevational view of my turning device operatively applied around a socket wrench, the view being taken from the plane 1-1 of Figure 2;

Figures 2, 3 and 4 are sectional views taken along the lines II--II, II[III and IVIV, respectively, of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the foldable standard, illustrating the sections thereof par- 5 tially folded;

.iEigur 4s aira men ar n e o a .v ew Q S e s anda n Figure 7 is a side elevational view of a socket wrench, with; one end thereof engaging the stud of awheel, while the oppositeend of the wrench is rotatablyv sustained by the standard.

While I have shown only the preferred form of any invention, it should he understood that ,various changes, or modifications, may be made within ,the scope :ofthe annexed claims without departing from the spirit thereof.

Detailed description ,Referring to the drawingin detaiL I have disclosed a conventional socket wrench indicated generally at ,A. This wrench includes the usual shank lil havingenlarged heads H and 12 fashioned on oppositeends thereof, inwhich.noncircular-sockets l4 and I5, respectively, are provided. As illustrated, the socket lilis hexagonal, whilethesocket [5 is squared. l ransverse rodreceiving openingsit and H are formed in the heads I and I2, respectively.

In Figures =1-to 33, inclusive, I show a chain designated B. This chain is made up from a plurality of .setsof links I8, which are interconnected bychain pins I 9. As illustrated in ,Figure 1, --the chain has sufilcient length for wrgapping around the heads II or I2 until the ,chainoverlaps itself. -When thus wrapped, the lin s in .t out se tio ,B :w l b :st ked upon the links in the innersection-BZ of :the chain.

The innermost pair of links has a wrenchengaging rod:20.swingably secured thereto by a pin l9a. This'rod is adapted to beinserted end- ;wise into the opening It or ll, depending upon which hea-dof the wrench the chain is intended to;- beewrapped. Itwill be noted that the outer :section :B! of the-chain .will hold the rod 2i) .from -becoming disengaged from the wrench ripening into which it :has been inserted, when the chain .is :drawn endwisefseeFigure 1) The :outenpivoted endiila .of .the rod2=20 sis confined .-.between. the links to which itis-attached; and, accordingly will not offer :any obstruction to wrapping the outer section of thechainupon'the inner section.

For the purpose of drawing the chain tightly around the wrench and turning the latter, I provide a handle C. The handle may be secured to the outermost end links of the chain by a pin 2|, and extends in prolongation with respect to the chain. Rollers 22 surround the pins [9 and space the links in each pair apart.

As illustrated in Figures 2 and 7, studs 23 are The standard E includes upper and lower sections 24 and 25, respectively, which are connected together by a hinge 26 disposed at one side of the standard. When in extended position, as shown in Figure 7, the upper section rests on the top of the lower section. Any suitable means may be employed for retaining the sections 24' and 25 in aligned relation with one another when the standard is extended. For this purpose, I have shown a hooked catch 21, which is pivoted by a screw 28 to the upper section 24. The hook 29 of this catch is adapted to engage with a headed screw 30 projecting from the lower section 25.

It is quite apparent that disengagement of the hook 29 from the screw 39 will permit the two sections of the standard E to be folded upon one another. This will allow the standard to be stored in a relatively small space.

Upon extending the standard sections, as in Figure 7, the lower section 25 is adapted to rest directly upon the ground 3!, or other surface. The upper section 24 has a series of steps 32 fashioned therein, which define curved seats 33 arranged one above the other.

In Figure 7, I show the head l2 of the socket wrench A resting on one of the seats 33 so as to rotatably support the outer end of the wrench, while the socket M at the oppositeend of the wrench is engaging with the head of a stud 23. These studs, of course, are arranged in a circle about the axis 34 in the usual manner. The particular step selected on the standard for supporting the outermost end of the wrench depends upon the elevation of the stud being engaged above the ground 3|, in order to sustain the wrench in horizontal position. Obviously, when the wrench is turned end-for-end, its head I I can be supported by the standard.

Summary of operation The operation of my socket wrench turning device is summarized briefly as follows:

Assuming that the studs 23 to be removed have hexagonal heads, the socket wrench A is moved endwise until the socket I4 telescopes over the selected stud head. The standard E is positioned at the outermost end of the applied wrench, with the head [2 resting in one of the curved seats 33 and the wrench mounted horizontally.

Now the mechanic inserts the .rod 20 into the transverse openin it of the wrench. The chain B is wrapped around the head II in the manner shown in Figure 1 until the chain overlaps itself.

. 4 At this time, the links I8 of the outer section Bl of the chain will be stacked upon the links of the inner chain section B2. This will retain the rod 20 in the opening 16 when the mechanic moves the handle C in the direction of the arrow 35 in Figure 1 to loosen the engaged stud. Successive studs are removed in the same manner, the outermost end of the wrench A being supported for rotation in one of the curved seats 33 of the standard'E in each case. If desired, a pipe 36 may be telescoped over the handle C (see Figure 7) to give additional leverage.

I claim:

1. In a socket wrench turning device: a chain, including a plurality of links swingably connected together; a rod secured to one end of the chain, and made for insertion into a transverse opening in a socket wrench; the chain having sufficient length so that it may be wrapped around the wrench until the chain overlaps itself, with links in an outer section of the chain stacked upon links in an inner section thereof; the outer section of chain overlying the rod to retain the rod from dislodgement from the wrench 15 5; and a lever handle secured to the outermost end of the chain.

2. In a socket wrench turning device: a chain, including a plurality of links swingably connected together; a straight rod having an end thereof swingably secured to links at one end of the chain; the full length of the rod beyond the chain being made for insertion into a transverse opening in a socket wrench; the chain having sufficient length so that it may be wrapped around the wrench until the chain overlaps itself, with links in an outer section of the chain stacked upon links in an inner section thereof; the outer section of chain overlying the rod to retain the rod from dislodgement from the wrench opening; the swingably-secured end of the rod being confined below outermost longitudinal edges of the links to which it is attached, when the chain is wrapped around the wrench, so that this rod end will be positioned .underneath said link edges and Will not offer any obstruction to wrapping the outer section of the chain upon and against the inner chain section; and a lever handle secured to the outermost free end of the chain.

LOREN A. ROSS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,528,691 Price et a1 Mar. 3, 1925 2,267,012 Bowne Dec. 23, 1941 2,420,682 Pavell May 20, 1947 2,459,672 Morsch Jan. 18, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 183,047 Great Britain July 20, 1922 

